Ant Desk 4: Moving Queen Ants And Small Colonies

[@cheryldahl9192]

Very enjoyable to watch. No music. No fast forwarding. Yay!

[@Saphire_Throated_Carpenter_Ant]

Very glad to see an upload. I had a terrible ant disaster today. =( I was moving my P. californicus colony from a formicarium into a naturalistic style 150 gallon vivarium set up ( a process that has been going for 3 days now as the colony is several thousand strong) and yesterday I noticed the queen go through the tubing and into the vivarium. Not long later when I went to check again her workers were not able to make up their minds where to lead her and so started pulling her in all different directions very roughly. I figured they would just work it out and that their instincts would lead them to the right choice but when I came back to check this morning the queen was laying on top of the newly moved garbage pile with no legs at all. The rest of the colony looks super pleased with their decision and is working away diligently as ever. =(

[@Gravnaut]

You might try catching another queen and placing her in the foraging area and see if they will accept her.

[@Rorther]

Wow, thats crazy!

[@ALIRStudio87]

Very nice. I dumped my Camponotus chroamadios in the mini hearth and they absolutely love it.

[@southwestantchannel7943]

Super happy to see a new video just moved a colony from a fortress to a casita.can't wait for my 4by6 nucleus to move the other

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Southwest Ant Channel Thank you for the support, it has been a long time. Lots of videos planned, well get your 4x6 out soon.

[@michaelj.borden7217]

I recently ordered the Mini Hearth (Modular) from you just a few days ago and I am excited to get it up and going. I currently have an 8 month old Camponotus floridanus colony that I have reared since collecting the queen in June 2019. I counted roughly 30-39 minor workers at this time, 14 pupae, 8 various instar larvae, and a small egg pile. I had placed the colony into a homemade plaster nest when the queen had 16 workers inside the test tube. I have a feeling it's going to be really fun getting them to transfer into the Mini Hearth lol.😂😁🐜🐜🐜

[@bundleofhumble3119]

Love the magnet system for cleaning and great details and attention to the formicariums!

[@Reshtarc]

How many regular size camponotus-queen and workers would you consider ready to move into a mini hearth? queen solo or queen and how many workers? I got a camp floridanus with 10 workers tube set up but hearth ready?

[@iceboxoffice3721]

Can't wait to use your products!

[@galaxycat5834]

Your queen had a mite in this video on her back leg. Did she ever get rid of that?

[@antsunited7931]

which one?

[@bellalovesants3266]

@@antsunited7931 2:30 back left leg it's a red mite

[@Jaybiiird]

I always try to normal move first; then if fails dump method

[@oslobodjenik]

Ya its bad to dump

[@DanielGutschik]

oslobodjenik Agreed

[@BasedLusitano]

I dump em every time if they are stubborn it’s not too bad

[@laurencesun_]

Lol

[@FuzzySquirrel25]

Just ordered your summer mini hearth pack! Super excited.

[@raineboots]

Really love the updated quality of your vid! I can’t wait to order my mini hearth 😍

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Thank you, Raine!

[@carlulrich2]

very informative video, thanks !!!

[@seashell8913]

Thanks for letting us watch them move in! I really wanted to see that :)

[@michaelreamy5168]

Great video Mack! That Camponotus americanus colony is awesome looking.

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Thanks, Michael!

[@dusky704]

hey, Tarheel Ants I just ordered your summer Mini Hearth pack!

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Great, thank you for the support Jack!

[@PrehistoriK-Ants]

The magnetic windows are really good. I don't know the nests shown, just seen videos of people with them.

[@EnderAnts]

Been waiting for a video from here. Glad to see an upload!

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Thank you! They will be more frequent in the future.

[@NameName-em2yk]

@@TarheelantsUSAYou responded so casually to a bigger youtuber

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

I just recently purchased a stand nest on etsy. Very similar in design from a different seller ☝️ Great setup 👍

[@mrfurrutia]

I have a small Brachymyrmex queen that is on a test tube setup, she has a few eggs and at least five larvaes... The tube is running out of water and I was wondering about to move them to something like the mini heart, can I just connect the tube to the nest and let her do the moving at their own speed?

[@svyatku]

Very nice video! Small colony go on to be bigger))

[@elijahtommy7772]

Hey. How does the water tower work? Does it flow into the concete that the nest is made of to keep it humid?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

No, it is just for evaporation into the air within the nest. This keeps the humidity at comfortable levels for the colony.

[@elijahtommy7772]

@@TarheelantsUSA yeh i knew that bit but i meant does it just go through the conrete or have you cute a hole out for it or what?

[@antsintexas8372]

I like you method of moving them I'll try that soon.

[@troykaz9037]

I wish we had this species! Beautiful

[@bundleofhumble3119]

They hang on the sealing or put eggs on the sealing due to the humidity.

[@priyavj2009]

I got your mini hearth a few months ago, should I move my Formica colony with 2 workers and 5 other brood to the mini hearth the pupae are almost workers

[@ALIRStudio87]

Wow so beautiful. They look like the nest from the aliens movie from the 90s

[@brjackhenderson3847]

Another great and informative video! I'm not sure if it is answered somewhere else but what type of camera are you using to get these excellent videos?

[@joshuadebiase7382]

His voice is so mellow and calming

[@ChiTwnCaliVet]

What kind of test tube holders are those?

[@Vegan_suraj]

Fantastic

[@vladimirzzz979]

Greetings! Thanks for great and very helpfull videos. Can i ask what is the size of those round magnets you use to hold the front screen of the formicariums?

[@ducky3271]

Vladimir Zzz they are sbout 3 centermeter neodinyum magnets

[@vladimirzzz979]

Itz GeckoGamer hmm i dont really think so mate, 3cm is more than an inch, those magnets are more like 5x3 or 5x2 millimeters

[@sebastianramirez593]

So i have the same type of ant species (Camponotus Castaneus), but i am planning to buy a talus for a single queen and brood, what size would you reccommend? Please awnser.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

I just found your channel, I follow Ants Canada as well, What's your favorite species of ant and what would you recommend for bignners?

[@VermontAnts]

Awesome video!

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Thank you!

[@ivancantomayor3881]

Nice ant colony

[@scoopthelizard3573]

What kind of ant set up was that, the one with the phosphorus.

[@kiryu63]

I really want a mini hearth but I live in Australia, would that be a problem?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Shipping to Australia is no problem.

[@cristhian5348]

friend a question that is what you put where the queen put his eggs that round thing like metal. thanks for your response and attention

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Water Tower.

[@misslanie23]

What is that little clear plastic cap you are containing the the queen in?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

misslanie23 Just one of our feeding dishes.

[@Duhnoobgamer]

great editing

[@user-nm2tz6nx2v]

Love you videos ❤️

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Thank you!

[@transferredtotheworldofmid5105]

wow this video is amazing

[@jaicastor]

Amigo donde compras tus hormigueros?

[@seashell8913]

I wish you guys weren't so expensive because I'm a hobo ant lover :)

[@jeanjaz]

They are the least expensive from what I've seen.

[@lucamcm44]

Such a long wait

[@anthonyturner791]

As always amazing

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Thanks!

[@jimothyj2638]

I just found a black carpenter queen with wings, but she was doing the “searching” walk. I put her into a test tube setup; should I have?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Yes, now you are just watching for her eggs and maybe to see if she will remove her wings.

[@CN-kf8xj]

insects galore You don't need too.

[@poopshittr]

Yes, I found a Tapinoma sessile queen with her wings and I placed her in my test tube and, days later she layed eggs and never removed her wings.

[@thetiktokthief8796]

What was the first spices

[@joemann7667]

What kind of ants are these? I have the same kind and don’t know the name

[@atlanticants]

Repty Lyfe that is Camponotus castaneus

[@darotaro]

Maybe a solenopsis

[@melrexmelrex]

Hi Mack, nice video. At 2:29 of the video it look like your queen has a mite on her left rear leg. At 2:42 too

[@TarheelantsUSA]

She sure does! I don't think its harmful, but I will remove it anyways.

[@jakefisher589]

I want one of those things to put my young colony in

[@lemiifrog8712]

Go to his website I think he sells them

[@pheidolefan]

The formicariums in the video are mini hearths.

[@jaketheperson8495]

HOW DO U MOVE A SMALL ANT COLONY IN A SNAP CAP CONTAINER? Pls help me

[@floofycreaturesgalore1564]

What are those containers called I think my queens would like them

[@TarheelantsUSA]

i love animals Mini Hearths?

[@floofycreaturesgalore1564]

ok thx

[@seyashi]

Where do you get these habitat kits?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

seyashi www.tarheelants.com

[@lasiuslord6833]

What is the Camponotus species at 8:00? I have one that looks exactly the same. (Please respond if you know).

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Camponotus chromaiodes.

[@asleenalee3643]

Thank you

[@antsusa215]

Great video! My new minihearth came in and it's amazing !

[@TarheelantsUSA]

AntsUSA Thank you, and thank you for the support!

[@antsusa215]

TarheelAnts do you take custom nest requests ?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

All the time! Email us at [e-mail] for custom ant nest inquiries.

[@antsusa215]

TarheelAnts alright I think I might ask about buying a modular minihearth 😂(made to request)

[@christianvallejo7278]

how many workers can hold this nest sorry?

[@Antboi4653]

Depends on species

[@nathanpiotrowski4253]

Woohooo an upload

[@tylersparks6665]

Wow, you uploaded

[@myrmecofourmis]

Is this species local where you live?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

myrmecofourmis Yes

[@joemann7667]

TarheelAnts what kind are they?

[@blimbo1312]

What was the first spicies

[@ChadFordo]

Make more videos please!

[@comradekenobi8146]

What species of ant is this? I've noticed them in my region, and I'm curious.

[@Robin-pj5lb]

What is the camponotus species at 2:03

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Camponotus castaneus

[@harharhahrahrharo]

Wait why start moving them even tho their in their nanitics stage and not when theres 10 -20 workers

[@TarheelantsUSA]

NoSkin Where is this nonsense written you speak of? Haha. That’s a decent guideline but just doesn’t make sense to use as a hard rule in every case. I moved these because I was ready to.

[@octavaindavis8215]

Whats the id of that queen in the video at exactly 8:57

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Aphaenogaster lamellidens.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

Sub'd.

[@kylerosenberg2508]

Dry eggs? Do you mean larvae and pupae?

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Kyle Rosenberg No I think that was the one word that fit the situation best when considering the audience and other possible words for that. From talking to so many newcomers the term eggs is more meaningful than brood, larvae, pupae etc when describing the entire brood pile. I am not teaching any science lessons, simply describing moving Ants around.

[@kylerosenberg2508]

Don't get me wrong, I totally understand why it's important to best cater to your audience while slowly easing them into more complicated subject matter, but I don't think the terms larvae and pupae will fly over too many people's heads. Either way, the lifecycle of ants is something most will learn early on through both observation as well as pieces of media (like this video for example) that are expected to keep people well informed and educated on topics such as these. I guess what I'm trying to say that it might be best to be aware of your audience and expose them to more information over time while at the same time not underestimating their intelligence (most of the people watching these videos have probably done atleast a very minimal amount of research on antkeeping before jumping right in). That's just a nit-pick of mine. Other than that I thought it was a great video and expressed the information that it was trying to get across really well.

[@ethanwright8315]

I have no idea what species my queen is

[@fiiqz5264]

OH WTF THAT QUEEN IS LARGE

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Yeah I was about to say dumping ants like that isn't very good. I was watching another Ant Channel where this guy did it and he did it very roughly. I commented saying it's not good to do that and the person got really upset and backlashed at me for it. so I told him that I'm going to unsubscribe to him because of how he treated his ants and how he treated his viewers for telling him that it's not good to dump it's like that.

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Joe The Juggalo After working with your local species you get a feel for what works well with them. I would only do this with a very small amount. Most Ants it is best to be very patient while moving them.

[@TarheelantsUSA]

It can be bad for some colonies depending mainly on the species and size of colony. Small ants with only nanitics (the first workers) are at the greatest risk of causing problems to them doing this (in my experience of course). Solenopsis sp. do not seem to have trouble, despite being small, but Pheidole spp. and especially Tetramorium spp. do not do well from being dumped when the colonies are very small. Larger ants seem to have a much better time adjusting to a sudden change in conditions and loss of their pheromone trail "roadmap".

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

TarheelAnts well the guy was holding the test tube up too high above the opening and he was repeatedly and roughly hitting it like it was a bottle of ketchup. That channel wasn't the first any channel that got upset with me an backlashed at me for calmly telling them what they're doing wrong. The owner of that one channel got mad at me because I told him that he shouldn't dump the ants in their so roughly. Another channel got mad an backlashed at me because they was promoting selling and sending different ant queen species though the mail and it's not good to send ants from one reagion, climate, environment to another. The other one was the worse of all was some amature teen was taking wild ants from outside and dumping then into outward of his established ant colony of his formicarium (it's a well known product of another big ant keeping company). Well that child didn't like my comment saying he shouldn't be throwing wild ants into you ant colony like that because they will fight an there is the possibility that the wild ants could kill his queen. His backlash was he got a bunch of his little friends to dislike on alot of my videos and comment the same bad comment over an over again.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Johnfuse I know you can gently bump them into the formicarium OR outward but this guy was beating on the test tube like I was a bottle of ketchup repeatedly.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Chris Presnell I don't even remember the name it's been Chevron month since I last saw any of his backlash on my comments. All I remember is that the guy is European and he made is formicarium out of I think some kind of plaster mix. He built it in a round cylinder container and built it in multiple section.

[@nurbsants]

What?! A new video?!

[@nurbsants]

We want more! Dumping works ;)

[@TarheelantsUSA]

Indeed!

[@administrato]

🎉

[@brettkoscielniak6504]

When in doubt, dump it out

[@unitedstatesdale]

I'll never spray for ants the rest of my life.

[@daebarron5022]

I found a queen so small it's these size of my androids power button it's as small. As a penny smaller wanna see a vid?

[@orangecat6951]

careful

[@ethanadams642]

where u live? (country)

[@TarheelantsUSA]

USA

[@slick9795]

Lol